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    #21
    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
    That would be Ipsum not Ipse.

    Ipse is Himself.

    Ipsa is Herself.

    Ipsum is Itself.

    ipse - Wiktionary
    There's a legal term, ipse dixit, meaning "they said it themselves" - i.e. gender and plurally neutral - so perhaps demotic latin should takes precedence over the grammatically precise translation.

    I could care less, the fact remains, it's a name not an acronym.
    Blog? What blog...?

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      #22
      Originally posted by malvolio View Post

      I could care less, the fact remains, it's a name not an acronym.
      no it's not
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        #23
        Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
        no it's not
        And your justification for that statement is...?
        Blog? What blog...?

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          #24
          Originally posted by malvolio View Post
          I could care less, the fact remains, it's a name not an acronym.
          So why is it in capitals, then? Do the PCG not understand grammar as well as Latin?
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            #25
            Originally posted by malvolio View Post
            There's a legal term, ipse dixit, meaning "they said it themselves" - i.e. gender and plurally neutral - so perhaps demotic latin should takes precedence over the grammatically precise translation.

            I could care less, the fact remains, it's a name not an acronym.
            Is that IPSE's new motto?
            Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
            I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

            I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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              #26
              Originally posted by malvolio View Post
              And your justification for that statement is...?
              sorry, I thought you said anachronism
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                #27
                I thought posting URL's and advertising sites was against the T&C's and was a bannable offence? Just saying like...
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                  #28
                  Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                  I thought posting URL's and advertising sites was against the T&C's and was a bannable offence? Just saying like...
                  Good point well presented!
                  Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
                  I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

                  I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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                    #29
                    Could we have a bloke in a Paul Smith suit and custom made shirt on the picture for IT contractors and not some unshaven oik in a jumper??? I don't feel properly represented by the organisation....
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                      #30
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                      Originally posted by malvolio View Post
                      There's a legal term, ipse dixit, meaning "they said it themselves" - i.e. gender and plurally neutral - so perhaps demotic latin should takes precedence over the grammatically precise translation.

                      I could care less, the fact remains, it's a name not an acronym.
                      That's an illogical Americanism. It should be 'I could not care less.'

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